National Exchange Club of Butte, Montanahttp://butteexchangeclub.org
The Butte Exchange Club is a non-profit organization that has been providing service to the Butte community for more than 90 years.Mon, 12 Mar 2018 01:23:47 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.9Butte Exchange Club Awards $9,500 in Scholarshipshttp://butteexchangeclub.org/butte-exchange-club-awards-9500-in-scholarships/
Wed, 07 Mar 2018 18:40:29 +0000http://butteexchangeclub.org/?p=3192On March 6, 2018 the Butte Exchange Club held its Annual Youth of the Year and A.C.E. Award Program.

The Youth of the Year Scholarship of $2,000 was received by Jackson Maloney a Senior at Butte High School. He also received a $500 scholarship to attend Montana Tech.

The A.C.E. Award stands for Accepting the Challenge of Excellence, a scholarship awarded to a student who has overcome great challenges to graduate from high school. This year’s recipient is Brittney Long a Senior at Butte High School. She also received the Rosemary Rawls Scholarship, the Susan Welsch Memorial Scholarship, and the James Dorr Johnson Memorial Scholarship for a total of $4,000.

Zayne Miller a senior at Butte High School received the $1,500 Frank Rosa Memorial Scholarship. Miller intends to enroll at Montana Tech and also received a $500 scholarship sponsored by the Montana Tech Foundation.

Niklaus Zora a Senior at Butte High School received the $1,000 Excel Club Leadership Scholarship.

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Sun, 18 Feb 2018 03:47:37 +0000http://butteexchangeclub.org/?p=3185This winter the Garbage Guys and Gals put down their trash bags and picked up hammers and paintbrushes to assist with the completion of the Spirit of Columbia Gardens Carousel. The Garbage Guys and Gals are Exchange Club members who gather almost weekly to collect trash along miles of Butte streets and highways. In the winter that job becomes impossible so this winter these volunteers have been working steadily to help with the dozens of tasks that must be done to complete the Carousel building. For more information contact Exchange Club members: Jim Stilwell, Pat Cooney, or Barry Kippen.
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Wed, 31 May 2017 17:57:00 +0000http://butteexchangeclub.org/?p=2847This spring, as part of a program that has continued for over 20 years, the Butte Exchange Club has awarded $9,100 in scholarships to local high school students. Also two of these students have received an additional $3000 in scholarships from the Yellowstone District Exchange Clubs.

The Youth of the Year Award was presented to Connor Ford, a Senior at Butte Central High School, who received a $2,000 scholarship. Candidates for this award were the Youth of the Month winners who each received a $50 gift card. They were Caitlin Carmody, Alyssa Cook, Shane Cox, Joby Marie Rosenleaf, Samuel James Schonsberg, and Sean Staples of Butte High School and Breanna Florio, Abigail McGee, Rachael McGree, Katy Prendergast, and Taylor Wahl of Butte Central High School.

Seth Russell, a Senior at Butte High School received the $1,000 A.C.E. Award Scholarship. He also received the Rosemary Rawls, Susan Welsch and James Dorr Johnson Memorial Scholarships. In addition the Montana Tech Foundation has offered all ACE Award Candidates a $500 scholarship to Montana Tech as part of its new initiative to encourage Butte students to attend their local college. Seth Russell received a total of $4,500 in awards. A.C.E. stands for Accepting the Challenge of Excellence and is awarded to students who have overcome great challenges to graduate from high school. It recognizes high school students who have faced and overcome daunting circumstances in their lives. Through their efforts they serve as role models, not only for their fellow students, but for all who see what they have accomplished.

Both Connor Ford, the Butte Exchange Club Youth of the Year, and Seth Russell, the Butte ACE Award Winner, also won their respective Exchange Yellowstone District Scholarships of $1,500 each and are now competing for national awards from the National Exchange Club Foundation which are scholarships of $10,000.

A new scholarship of $1,000, the Frank Rosa Memorial Scholarship, was awarded to Rosafina Fisk. This scholarship was provided by the Rosa family in honor of Butte native Frank Rosa and was awarded to a deserving Butte student interested in studying education.

The Butte Exchange Club has also created another new scholarship for members of the recently formed Butte High School Excel Club which is sponsored by the Butte Exchange Club. This year $1,000 was awarded to Joby Rosenleaf for her leadership and commitment to growing this new service club.

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Sat, 25 Feb 2017 21:45:22 +0000http://www.butteexchangeclub.org/?p=27541 mile, 5K, 11K Fun Run at 10am Saturday April 15 | Start from MT Tech HYPER Building | Click Here for Registration Form and Information. | The BE A HERO FOR KIDS Fun Run is jointly sponsored by the Butte Exchange Club and Big Brothers Big Sisters to raise awareness of the serious problem of child abuse in our community.

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Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:57:50 +0000http://www.butteexchangeclub.org/?p=2426The Shriners Bagdad Temple has established a Transportation Fund to help families with the costs of transporting children to and from the Spokane Shriner’s hospital. High gasoline prices, lodging and meal costs all add up quickly for families that have a child treated at a Shriners Hospital for Children. The cost of the medical care is absolutely free! However, families can face significant costs for travel. Bagdad looks at the costs for these families on a case-by-case basis and distributes the money from the Transportation Fund as available. Recently the Butte Exchange Club was awarded a Century Club certificate by the Shriners for their donation to the Transportation Fund generated at the 2015 Field of Honor.
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Mon, 18 Jan 2016 21:58:22 +0000http://www.butteexchangeclub.org/?p=2342Join us for an elegant Evening of Wine and Roses – dinner and dancing!

The Butte Exchange Club’s annual fundraiser will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, February 12 at the Butte Country Club. The evening will include dinner, live and silent auctions and music provided by the Diamond Rock and Soul Band. The public is invited. Tickets are $75 per person. Corporate tables are also available; table of 8 is $550 and a table of 10 is $700. For reservations or for more information contact Linda at 360-631-0947 or info@ButteExchangeClub.org.

Enjoy the music of Diamond Rock and Soul. Kenny Diamond comes with a passionate love of the guitar. His talents are showcased and range from rock to blues to classical and flamenco. Kenny utilizes classical acoustics, electric guitars, and many years of performing that will awe the guitar and music lovers. Colette Diamond, with over 25 years as an entertainer, plays keyboards, trumpet, saxophone and drums. They promise FUN!

This fundraiser helps to generate the funds that the Butte Exchange Club uses for scholarships, community improvement projects and donations to a wide range of worthy causes. Butte-Silver Bow nonprofit organizations may apply for funds by submitting an application. Application forms are available from this website. Go to the Service Areas tab and click on “Download Donation Application Form.”

The Butte Exchange Club would like to announce that its Field of Honor project generated $31,540 in net proceeds, which has been donated to local organizations. The Field of Honor was a temporary display of 1,000 American flags dedicated to our community’s heroes that was located in Butte from September 10th through the 13th.

On Tuesday, October 20th, checks were presented to each of the nonprofit organizations at a special lunch meeting held at the Butte Country Club. The United Veterans Council presented the Colors. The Exchange Club expressed appreciation to the Event Sponsors who underwrote the costs of the event, the Flag Sponsors, and the hundreds of volunteers who helped make this project such a success.

For more information see the Field of Honor page on this website.

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Sun, 26 Apr 2015 22:07:48 +0000http://www.butteexchangeclub.org/?p=1890Over 100 Superheroes entered the BE A HERO FOR KIDS: Run, Roll and Stroll on April 25th to help prevent child abuse. The event was a great success and more photos may be found on the Field of Honor Facebook page.
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